8

Continued

eording to the Globe and Mail,
“We are more familiar with the
avowed revolutionaries. At the
convention in Toronto last Aug-
ust, when the Comniunist Party
of Canada changed its name to
the Labor-Progressive Party, one
of the chief speakers, Mr. Leslie
Morris, after reviewing the his-
tery of Canada, proved: to the
apparent satisfaction of his audi-
ence that the establishment of a
CCF government was more than
a transition stage to Communism.
He said it would enable the Gom-
anunists to take over industries
forthwith, thus depriving Canada
of a parallel to the Kerensky goy-
ernment in Canada.’

“Such a strike, according to Mr.
Murray, ‘is for the purpose of
revolutionary action.” He thus
linked his ‘discovery’ of a ‘strike
plot with the Labor-Progressive
Party, and especially with myself
as one of the participants in the
convention which founded the
Labor-Progressiyve Party.

“The published resolutions,
Manifesto, program and speeches
of the August convention contain
no evidence in support of Mr.
Gladstone Murray’s charges. I
deny that I or my party have
ever plotted strike action for the
post-war period, that IT have ever
Stated that the ‘Communists’
would take over industry upon

-the establishment of a CGF gov-
ernment or that I have ever ad-
vocated revolutionary action as
the outcome of a strike movement
soon after the war.

“Fhe policy of the convention
and of the lLabor-Progressive
is for united action in the labor
and farm movements to elect par-
liamentary majorities in order to
preserve Canada from chaos, to
prevent disorder after the war,
and to ensure that there shall be
orderly progress when the peace
is signed. ; {

“The people of Canada should
take alarm at Mr. Gladstone
Murray’s speeches. They are a
foretaste of the ends to which the
big corporations he now serves
as a publicity man will go in or-
der to attempt to frustrate demo-
cratic progress.”

DYSON CARTER

Canadian

and
scientist, who speaks at the Ex-
hibition Gardens on Sunday,
December 5, under sponsorship
of the Boilermakers Union, Arts
and Education Committee.

Famous author

Continued

Contract

and local officers where the
union is legally certified as bar-
signed jointly by the management
gaining agency under the IGA
Act. It is felt on adoption of this
agreement that arbitration cases
now pending or in process of de-
velopment will be entirely un-
necessary and that labor and man-
agement can become full part-
ners in an all-out war effort in
the interests of the Allied cause.”

The agreement will apply im-
mediately to 17 major operations
on Vancouver Island and the
Lower Mainland, employing some
10,000 workers, according to Har-

old J. Pritchett, TWA district
president. Within a matter of
weeks many other concerns will
be ready for certification and will

then be brought under the agree-

ment.

Thousands Hear
Tim Buek In Interior

FERNIE, B.C.—Capacity meetings and rousing receptions
have greeted Tim Buck, national leader of the Labor-Pro-
gressive Party, during his tour of B.C.’s interior country, in-
eluding this coal mining center. He was accompanied at all
his meetings by Tom McEwen, provincial organizer of the

party.

At some points men and wo-
men travelled distances ranging
from 50 to 100 miles to attend the
meetings. Several requests came
from points outside the itinerary
for special meetings. In each
city where the two party leaders
spoke, banquets were held in
their honor and presentations
made, as in the case of the Rus-
sian community of Fernie which
presented Tim Buck with a huge
bouguet of flowers.

Hardrock miners of Kimberley,
one of the centers of the Con-
Solidated Mining and Smelting
Company’s empire, gaye Buck an
enthusiastic welcome. At Trail,
two overfow meetings heard him
appeal for trade union and CCE-
LPP unity. At both meetings ~
leaders of the International
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers occupied the chair.

The LPP leader commented on
the fact that with the coming of
the union, these centers, long
dominated by CM & S and Blay-
lock’s feudalistic policy had
been transformed into real union
towns which, in the coming elec-

tions, will play a big role in the
election of labor representatives.

At the Fernie meeting Tom
Uphill, Labor MILA, acted as
chairman, and during his open-
ing remarks paid a glowing tri-
bute to the LPP.

At Nelson over 700 people bravy-
ed the ice-chilled air of the Civic
Arena to greet the labor men.
On the platform with Buck and
McEwen were Harvey Murphy,
LPP national committee member
and international representative
of the Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers Union, and Harry Drake,
West Kootenay organizer of the
party. The collection totalled
$150.

Speaking with Buck at many af
the meetings, Tom McEwen re-
ported that the tour to date had
resulted in the setting up of LPP
branches, the recruiting of many
new members and consolidation
of existing clubs. In all areas he
nad experienced the desire of
the people for democratic labor
unity, and a recognition that the
LPP is a powerful factor in de-
veloping this unity.

Continued

Price

test. Stanton and Baker are both
making their first bid for civic of-
fice.

While there is strong, support
within the trade unions and
among progressive citizens gen-
erally for these candidates, the

position of a fifth candidate en-
dorsed by the Trade Union Rep-
resentation- Committee, Ald. Jack
Price, remains ambiguous.

Price, althiugh endorsed by the

Trade Union Representation Com- -
mittee which accepted his state-

ment that at no time had he been
“approached by any member of
the Non-Partisan Association,” is
also endorsed by the Non-Parti-
san Association on whose slate he
was elected to city council two
years ago. In face of his continued
association with an organization
which for the past nine years has
shaped civie policies in the inter-
ests of big business, there were

increasing indications this week -

that the Trade Union Represen-
tation Committee would withdraw
its endorsation from Price unless
he openly disassociated himself
from the Non-Partisan Associa-
tion.

Two members of the ‘Trade
Union Representation Committee,
Coray Campbell, vice-president of
Vancouver Labor Council, and
Charles Saunders, president of
the Dock and_ Shipyard Workers,
raised the question in press state-
ments this week.

“There must be some clarifica-
tion of Ald. Price’s position, if we
are to support him,” said Camp-
bell. “He cannot expect to re-
ceive labor’s support and retain
his connection with the Non-Par-
tisan Association whose reaction-
ary grip on our civic administra-
tion labor is determined to
break.”

Saunders’ statement was in si-
miliar vein.

“Hither Price is running as a
candidate of labor or he is run-
ning as a candidate of big busi-
ness,” he stated. “He should make
his position clear. On Monday
night he went on the air for the
Non-Partisan Association.”

Asked by The People for a
statement on his position, Price
declined to say anything on his
association with the Non-Partisan
Association but- reiterated his
statement that he was “an inde-
pendent candidate.”

This position, The People learns,
is not satisfactory either to the
four United Labor candidates or
to most of the delegates to the
Trade Union Representation Com-
mittee, nor is it Satisfactory to
the two CCF candidates also en-
dorsed by the committee. It is
understood that their two candi-
dates, J. H. Irving, of the Inter-
national Association of Machin-
ists, candidate for city council,
and George Watson, of the CPR
Shop Federation, candidate for
school board, have informed the
committee that they cannot asso-
ciate themselves with it so long
as Price, occupying an equivocal
position, is also identified with
it, although they are willing to
work with the other candidates
endorsed by the committee.

The question of Price’s position
in relation to the committee will
be aired at a meeting of dele-
gates called for this coming Sun-
day, following which, it is expect-
ed, a statement will be issued to
the press.

CLASSIFIED
NOTICES

Grandview Branch, Labor-Pro-
gressive Party, will hold a rum-
mage sale at LYF Hall, 875 East
Hastings, on Saturday, Dec. 4;
opening at 1:30 p.m.

in subscriptions.

Oc

:

~ DRIVE REPORTS

By Grace

TMM TMM MMMM

books of the third sustaining fund drive for The Peopl
closed this week, and again readers and supporters in ever’
of the province haye made a ma ti

HB}

inal quota of $6,000 over the top
total of $7,803.25. :

In terms of new readers the press drive was equally notew -

with 1,500 new subscribers added

and enthusiasm of members of the various drive committees,

Greenwood _

gnificent showing, pushing the 3
to the extent of $1,800, for a

to the lists as a result of the

of whom were new to this sort of activity.

Total receipts were divided

as follows: $4,615 in donations, |

i

VANCOUVER g
Quota Received Perce .
Grandview $500.00 $841.32 Te
East End left open 634,56. a6:
Mount Pleasant 500.00 586.96
South Vancouver 500.00 522.85
West End 500:00 504.60
Victory Square 500.00 466.80
Kitsilano : 400:00 370.83
Hastings East ea 400.00 330.50
Georgia East left open 269.20
North Vancouver 400.00 168.18 :
Totals, on accepted’ quota of $3700.00 $4695.80 79

LOWER MAINLAND

Quota. Received Perce |
New Westminster $300.00 $193.00
Abbotsford 20.00 ~ 36:00 14 |
Cloverdale Z = 50.00 46.00 z she
Webster’s Gorners 15.00 25.00 16 |
Port Mann 15.00 17.00 11
Port Kells _ 15.00 15.00 10 |
Newton 15.00 13.00°- 1)
Langley Prairie 15.00 7.00 G:
Mission 15.00 3.00 2.
Port Moody 15.00 2.00 1:
Totals_ _________.$357.00 $475.00 1
VANCOUVER ISLAND
Quota Received Perce!
Victoria $500.00 $501.00 16.
Cumberland 75.00 101.00 12)
Port Alberni 100.00 50-50 10
Nanaimo 25.00 26.00 — 10
Duncan 25.00 27.00 ~ 410
Rounds 30.00 33.00 #16
Cowichan 25.00 28:00 16
Youbou 20.00 18.00 ee |
Courtney. 100.00 5.00
Chemainus 25.00 4.00 #
Totals __ $794.50 $925.00 14
B.C. COAST :
- Quota Received Perce:
Prince Rupert $100.00 $264.00 2€
Sointula 75.00 69.00 Ee
Port Hardy 25.00 36.00 14
Powell River 75.00 23.00 2
Gibson’s Landing 25.00 26.00 1¢:
Totals $300.00 $318.00 1¢

The following centers were not contacted at the beginning Cs)
Drive, but went to work on their own initiative and did very fine v
mien

Atlin $63.00
White Horse __ Sos 59:50
Brittania Mines ee 34°50
Copper Mt. 127-00
Ucluelet 22:00

Subs and donations were also

side the city to the sum of $89.90,

committees mentioned.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

Ol’ Bill $195.25
Finnish Club —_ 57.00
Jewish Prog. Club 50:00
Lettish Club ___ ss sC«SQ
Dock and Ship Union =. 100.00

Am. Bldg. Workers’? Union 50.00
Machinists’? Union 50.00

TOTAL RECEIPTS FROM CITY
INTERIOR

(in round numbers)

Extension = a)
Pouce Coupe ___.
Steveston

Total__._-. egy
received from numerous points |
apart from the work of any o:

|

if

Moulders and Foundry___$ —
Jewellry Workers sche
Carpenters and Joiners
Plumbers and Steam Fitters ©
Miscellaneous —_ 2)

Total 8
$5501.2E

Quota Received Percer |

South Slocan $ 50.00 $ 77.00

Salmon Arm 50.00 63.00

Pinchi Lake 15.00 50:00

Osooyos 10:00 30:00

Vernon 50:00 53:00

Michel 75.00 72.00

Fernie 50.00 53:00

Kimberley 50:00 41.00

Cranbrook 25.00 24.00

Princeton Ses 75.00 15.00

Trail 100.00 14.00

Mt. Cartier 25.00 5.00 (

Rossland 100.00: — -
Totals__________-. $675.00 $499.00 5